Franke Venture Studio

Come and pitch your startup idea in front of a live audience.
Receive feedback on your pitch delivery and learn ways to better present your ideas!

Ever wonder what makes an idea worth pursuing? Sure, there are lots of things to be "solved" but what's to say anyone else will find value in your solution?
What really is entrepreneurship? How does a great start-up idea evolve?
This session will inspire students to think entrepreneurially and understand what makes a problem or idea worth pursuing.

Want the scoop on one of Franke's newest programs? Come to the launch of the Spring semester of the Venture Studio!

You've likely heard about the Nobel Prize but did you know there's something known as the "Nobel Prize for Students"? No kidding! The Hult Prize competition offers $1M in seed funding to university students to develop innovative solutions to pressing social challenges.

What F-Word are we talking about? Failure, of course!
Learn how to look at failure as a critical mindset, one that everyone—entrepreneurs, especially—should embrace. We’ll show you how your failures can lead to success!

Entrepreneurs need to be comfortable seeking out and using feedback. (It’s useful for everyone, really—whether you’re in classes or creating a business.) You will learn why that feedback loop is so important and one way to do it in this workshop.

To better your chance to go to NYC for the Venture Studio/Parsons hackathon, come pitch your idea. It is great practice for a central skill too.

You have three minutes. Inspire us.  Go! This workshop will be an opportunity to stand up and show out and get feedback on the pitch for your amazing startup idea.

Every entrepreneur needs a powerful, inspiring pitch deck - in layman’s terms, a presentation. We will share the elements - message and design - that are needed.

A great idea is a great starting point but we need to create a value map that builds genuine delight into our solutions.